Strap-loop for bags or satchels



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0 REINISGH STRAP LOOP FOR BAGS 0R SATGHELS.

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STRAP LOOP FOR BAGS 0R SATGHELS. No. 360,112. Patented Mar. 29, l88'7.

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CHARLES REINISCH, OF NElVARK, NE\V JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.360,112, dated March29,1887.

A pplicaiion filed December Ell, 1886. Serial "Yo. 232,144. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES REINISCII, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvenicntsin Strap-Loops and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descriptionof the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a strap-loop for bags orsatchels which will effectually prevent the buckle and end of the strapfrom falling into the month of the bag, thereby causing much annoyancein closing the bag, particularly when the bag is packed full and bothhands are occupied in drawing the sides of the mouth together.

The invention is further designed to so construct a loop that it willnot cause any abrasion of the strap, but will enable the said strap toslide freely through the same and without bending and breaking thestrap.

In the views of the drawing in which said invention is illustrated,Figure 1 is a view of the top of a bag or satchel, the buckle and aportion of the strap on one side being broken away to more clearly showthe receiving-loop. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the loop de' tachedfrom the bag. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the frame portions of thebag and an attached loop shown in an opened position, and indicating theposition of the buckle and end of the strap when the month of the bag isopened. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the strap loop, to which isattached arotating bag-catch, and Fig. 4. is aperspective view of adifferent form of strap-loop.

On Sheet 2, Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views of portions of the bag-frame,to which are secured two forms of a combined bag-catch and strap-loop.Figs. 7 and S are sectional views taken centrally through the catchportion of the combined loop and catch shown in Fig. 6, closed and open,respectively. Fig.9is a perspective view of the combined loop and catchshown in Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the pivotedcatching-tongue shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 11 is a similar view of asocketpiate, in which said tongue is pivoted.

Similar reference-letters are employed to indicate corresponding partsin each of said views.

As indicated in said above-described views, the improved strap-loopconsists of a loop, a, projecting laterally from a base-plate,b, whichis riveted or otherwise secured to the framesection 0 of the bag, andwhich is either cut away atd,leaving a rounded portion,e, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3, or may be left solid, as in Fig. l.

The base-plate is secured to the portion 0 of the frame in such aposition that the loop portion a projects backward away from the mouthof the bag, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the opposite frarne-section,f,closing under and into the section 0, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Byvirtue of this arrangement of the strap-loop and the construction of thesame the buckle end of the strap 9 is thrown upward and away from themouth of the bag when the same is open, substantially as indicated inFig. 3 .and is thereby prevented from dropping into the mouth of thebag.

The rounded portion 6, or the top of the solid base-plate, is of greatimportance in effecting this result in conjunction with the laterallyand backwardly projecting loop, as there is nothing directly above thestrap to cause the buckle end to project straight forward over the mouthof the bag, the portion 0, or the solid portion of the base-plate,holding the said end of the strap projecting upward and away from themonth. Moreover, the position of the loop allows the strap to lie insuch a position that it is not bent at a sharp angle, or caused to comein contact with any sharp corners which would cut or abrade the same.The width of the opening in the loop is sufficient to permit the freeinsertion of the tongue of the strap when buckled, Fig.1,thus renderingtheleather loop usually provided on straps to receive the tongueunnecessary.

By reference to Figs. 1, 3, and 4 of the drawings it will be seen thatthe loop portion a is not situated directly above the frame-section towhich it is secured, but projects sidewise and away from and over theedge of said section, so that there is nothing beneath the strapopeningto interfere with the insertion of the strap. By this arrangement thestrap-opening may be made of sufficient width to receive the tongue orfree end of the strap after the same has been passed through the buckle,thereby doing away with the ordinary leather loop used on straps, and bythus removing said leather loop the strap may be pulled through thestrap-opening in the loop until the buckle rests upon the top of thebase-plate of said loop and is held away from the mouth of the bag. Whentwo thicknesses of the strap-i. 6., the body of the strap and the endthereof-are passed through the loop a, they are held tightly therein, asthe strap-opening is preferably made ofjust sufficient width to receivethe body and end ofthe strap, and by thus binding the strap it isprevented from slipping around the bag.

In the strap-loops heretofore made a plate or casing. of about the widthof the frame-sections towhich it is secured, having a simpleopeningthrough the sides of the same, has been used; but by this form nosupport to the buckle end of the strap to hold the same away from themouth of the bag was provided, as the strap passed directly over and incontact with the frame-section. As an improvement on this common form,an opening has been made in the top of the plate and the strap passedthrough one of the side openings and up through said top opening, buthaving no projecting =loop extending beyond the edge of theframe-section, as is provided in my improved loop. In said last-nameddevice provided with the top opening the strap is bent at a very sharpangle and is liable to be cut by the sharp corners of the loop,particularly when the strap is buckled tightly around the bag, and alsothe buckle is not thrown upward away from the mouth of the bag, while inmy improved loop the base-plate, or that portion of the loop which issecured to the frame-section, is raised up from the frame, as is shownin 'Fig. 3, between the loop and the mouth of the bag, and therebycarries the buckle away from the said mouth of the bag.

The base-plate may be grooved at h to receive the ordinary pivotedbag-catch, t.

On Sheet 2 is illustrated two forms of a combined strap-loop andbag-catch, which in their combined form co-operate to securely fastenthe bag, and also to enable the same to be more readily opened.

In Fig. 5 is shown one construction, which consists of an opening orslot, 9', in the baseplate, the sidesof said slot converging toward eachotherin an opposite direction from that in which the loop to projects.To the section f is pivoted an angular catching tongue or plate, k, thesides of the portion is which engage the slot being inclined similarlyto thesides of said slot, so that when said portion and said slot are inengagement the strain upon the frame-sections tends to wedge the saidcatchingplate more firmly in said slot.

In Figs. 6, 7, and 10 is shown a form of construction in which aparallel-sided slot and catching-tongue are used, the holding engagementthereof being caused by a pin, Z, projecting from the slot j into one ormore elongated or wedge-shaped slots, k, in the portion is of thecatching-tongue. i

In releasing the catching-tongues in either of the. above-describedforms, the strap is drawn tightly around the bag, thereby forcing theframe sections closer together and the catching-tongue from its holdingengagement with the slot. The downward pressure of the strap upon theportion 0 of the base-plate materially assists in disengaging saidtongue and slot.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim the following:

1. A strap-loop adapted to be used on bags or satchels, consisting of abase-plate having a raised portion, e, and a loop, a, projectinglaterally therefrom, and constructed and arranged to direct a strap,when inserted therethrough, over said raised portion, for the purposesset forth.

2. In abag or satchel, the combination, with the outer section of theframe, of a strap-loop secured thereto, consisting of a baseplate havingaloop, a, projecting laterally therefrom away from the mouth of the bagwhen opened.

and a raised portion, 6, between said loop and the mouth of the bag, forthe purpose set forth.

3. In a bag or satchel, the combination, with the frame-sections 0 fthereof, of a strap-loop secured to the frame-seetion'c, consisting of abase-plate having a tapering slot therein, a loop, a, projectingtherefrom away from the mouth of said bag, and a raised portion, 6,between said loop and the mouth of the bag, and an angularcatching-tonguevpivotally attached to the frame-section f, andconstructed and arranged to engage with the tapering slot in thebase-plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 9th day of December, 1886.

CHARLES REINISCH.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. F. CAMPBELL.

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